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Michelle May
michellemay.co.uk/blog
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A little bit of life from student, freelance photographer and web designer Michelle
#52437 in All , #1926 in General Lifestyle

Brioche

This loaf was thoroughly enjoyed and demolished one Saturday morning, fresh from the oven. Making brioche does take a while so I was so excited to actually be able to eat it, I forgot to take a photo...

13 aug 11

Inspiration – Hand Job: A Catalog of Type

A little bit of inspiration today comes from a great book called Hand Job: A Catalog of Type by Michael Perry. If you’re interested in typography, especially hand-drawn type or even if you just...

02 aug 11

Animal Fever

Skirt – A-Wear @ ASOS Clutch – ASOS Horses & leopards, oh my! Got my eye on lots of leopard print things lately, including these wedges which I currently love and loathe all at the sa...

31 jul 11

Something for the Weekend #9

(above) Elizaveta Porodina takes some really magical photos Beautiful swear words features original typography and some of the greatest words in the English language… I love these painted antle...

29 jul 11

Double Chocolate Macarons

I made macarons for the first time on Saturday and they were a success! I was so exciting when I saw that they were forming feet in the oven. Next step: making them look a little more attractive. The...

25 jul 11 2 people like this

Something for the Weekend #8

Celine Dion orders a tumblr sharing ‘ridiculous’ photos of her to cease & desist. Have a laugh Celine! Photos of Marilyn Monroe as girl-next-door Norma Jeane The reality of blogging w...

22 jul 11

A Little Yellow Wishlist

I seem to be dreaming in yellow a lot lately… Pleated Dress · Platform Court Shoes · Chanel Mimosa available at Selfridges · Lemon Sunglasses · Two Tone Bag · Colour Block Playsuit

20 jul 11

Catching Up (Again!)

Firstly, I am so sorry I did that whole catching up post and then disappeared! I promise it’s all been for a good reason though! + I’ve just completed a 6 week internship at Dazed Digital...

19 jul 11

31 Ways to Have an Amazing Summer

Inspired by summery lists from Gala and Rachael, I thought I’d do my own list of summer must-dos. They have both pretty much covered it all but here are the 30 things I think should happen for ...

10 may 11

Catching up

I am alive! Many apologies for the blogging silence but I’ve been very busy. I finished uni on Friday and moved all of my stuff home on Saturday so normal blogging service will now resume. When...

09 may 11

Coconut Cupcakes

Mini eggs make everything Eastery! Today’s recipe is Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Filling and Chocolate Butter Icing. Bit of a mouthful there! I always seem to have failures with ...

22 apr 11

Royal Wedding Party

I’ve decided that instead of not really caring about the Royal Wedding, I am going to embrace it. It’s going to be all I hear about that day so I may as well use it as an excuse to eat sh...

19 apr 11

Something for the Weekend #7

(Above) Creative self-portraits by Alex Stoddard This freerunning academy has a section designed like a Mario game. Very cool, as is the video and Ellie Goulding remix over it. A model cross-section ...

17 apr 11

What I Wore (for Errand Running & Bagel Eating)

Top: Asos / Cardi: Uniqlo / Belt: Asos / Trousers: Primark / Dirty plims: Brick Lane I am back home for 2 and a half weeks, hooray! Then I go back to Preston for about 3 days (or 10, I am undecided a...

15 apr 11

Inspiration: Jamie Beck & arty gifs

Shit son. When I stumbled across these today, at first I just thought they were photos until I thought, ‘Whoa, did that just move?’ and realised these weren’t just some nice little ...

11 apr 11

Something for the Weekend #6

Victoria Zeoli 10 Things I Wish I Had Known About Blogging Some beautiful, digitally enhanced photos of landscapes in the series ‘Dreamland‘ by photographer Katarina Stefanović. I donR...

09 apr 11

Still Alive

Don’tcha just hate when life gets in the way of blogging? Unfortunately, it happens and any good ideas I had went out of the window to horrible deadlines and the one of few thoughts going aroun...

07 apr 11

How-To…Get a Great Internship

This week’s How-To Tuesday comes to you from my good friend Louise. Louise is 21 and a student at Goldsmiths and has had a string of internships involving tasks such as working on the red carpe...

29 mar 11

Everybody in this place is dreaming

Blouse: H&M / Nude vest: M&S / Cardigan: Topshop Belt: Primark (an old one for jeans with some extra holes punched in) / Skirt: ASOS / Necklace & ring: Topshop My flatmate Grace who took ...

28 mar 11

Something for the Weekend #5

This Paper Ship Tom Ford’s five easy lessons in how to be a modern gentleman - Men take note! It’s not about being chivalrous, but manners and being the best you can be don’t cost ...

26 mar 11

It’s Friday, Friday, Gettin’ Down on Friday

Yeah, I sinned and used Rebecca Black lyrics for a post title. I’m not even gonna lie, I kind of LOVE ‘Friday’ in all its horrific glory and if I was going out tonight, I would prob...

25 mar 11

Peter Jensen A/W 2011 Lookbook Shoot

Posting an A/W collection feels wrong considering there have been a lovely few days of sunshine in Preston. (Consecutive days of sunshine in Preston are a rarity and something to celebrate.) However,...

24 mar 11

Mini Apple Pies

I needed to use up some bramley apples so today I made mini apple pies. This recipe has been lying around in my documents for an AGE and I finally got around to making them for the first time a coupl...

23 mar 11

Something for the Weekend #4

(Above) A Love Letter For You is a lovely project from Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program. Wish I could see these in person! The Many Ways in Which Technology is Screwing Us Gorgeous illustratio...

19 mar 11

Style Inspiration: Charlotte Charles

So I know Pushing Daisies is not new but when I saw Season 1 for £6.49 on Amazon I just couldn’t resist buying it. It’s been so nice falling in love with this show all over again, I was g...

17 mar 11

How-To…Get Kissable Lips

You look after your hair, you look after your skin, why should your lips be treated any differently? Especially when they are so delicate. I’ve been told I have quite soft lips (ha!) so here...

15 mar 11

Happy Monday!

I haven’t been in the best of moods lately, but a nice afternoon yesterday, waking up to a lovely sunny day and a small dose of The Lion King inspired me to do a quick little graphic. I’m...

14 mar 11

Product Review: Max Factor Lip Tint

Firstly let me apologise for the lack of posts this week! I have been silly busy with uni deadlines, the D&AD deadline and taking on board two freelance projects – exciting and scary at the...

12 mar 11

How-To…Start Being Organised

This time last year, infact, this time 3 months ago I was an unorganised mess! I always convinced myself it was an organised mess and I knew exactly where everything is and exactly what I was doing b...

08 mar 11

Something for the Weekend #3

Marie Hochhaus Hope you’ve all had a fab week. Here are some things that have caught my eye this week. Charlie Sheen on twitter. It feels wrong to be enjoying the Charlie Sheen hype so much but...

05 mar 11

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